A Ladder to the Sky
A Novel
A seductive, unputdownable psychodrama following one brilliant, ruthless man who will stop at nothing in his pursuit of success Maurice Swift is handsome, charming, and hungry for fame. The one thing he doesn't have is talent - but he's not about to let a detail like that stand in his way. After all, a would-be writer can find stories anywhere. They don't need to be his own. Working as a waiter in a West Berlin hotel in 1988, Maurice engineers the perfect opportunity: a chance encounter with celebrated novelist Erich Ackermann. He quickly ingratiates himself with the powerful - but desperately lonely - older man, teasing out of Erich a ter…
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- ISBN: 978-1-984823-01-4
- EAN: 9781984823014
- Produktnummer: 27464443
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 384 S.
- Masse: H24.5 cm x B16.7 cm x D3.8 cm 610 g
- Gewicht: 610
Über den Autor
JOHN BOYNE was born in Ireland in 1971. He is the author of eleven novels for adults, five for younger readers and a collection of short stories. His 2006 novel The Boy In the Stiped Pajamas sold 9 million copies worldwide and has been adapted for cinema, theatre, ballet and opera. John has won three Irish Book Awards and many other international literary awards and his novels are published in over 50 languages. He lives in Dublin.
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